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{{Infobox given name

| name = Christopher

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| caption = Saint Christopher

| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|r|ɪ|s|t|ə|f|ər|}}

| gender = Male

| language = English

| meaning = Christ-bearer

| region =

| languageorigin = Greek

| nickname = Chris, Kit, Topher

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Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros or Christoforos). The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (phérein), "to bear";{{LSJ|xristo/s|χριστός}}, {{LSJ|fe/rw|φέρειν|ref}} hence the "Christ-bearer".

As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century.

In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes "Kit".

It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Christopher.htm |title=Christopher - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Christopher |work=Baby Names UK}}

Cognates in other languages

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  • Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus
  • Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo
  • Arabic: كريستوفر (Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer), اصطفر (ʔiṣṭufur, ʔiṣṭafur), عبد المسيح (ʕabdu l-masīḥ), خريستو (Ḵrīstū, Ḵrīstaw, Ḵrīstau)
  • Aragonese: Cristofo
  • Azerbaijani: Kristofer
  • Armenian: Քրիստափոր (Christapor, Krisdapor)
  • Basque: Kristobal
  • Belarusian: Крыстафер (Krystafier)
  • Bengali: ক্রিস্টোফার (Krisţophar)
  • Breton: Kristof, Kristol
  • Bulgarian: Кристофър (Christofr), Христофор ("Khristofór")
  • Catalan: Cristòfor
  • Chinese: 克里斯托弗 (Kèlǐsītuōfú), 克里斯多夫(Kèlǐsīduōfū), 克里斯多福 ("Kèlǐsīduōfú'')
  • Cornish: Kitto
  • Corsican: Cristofanu
  • Croatian: Kristofor
  • Czech: Kryštof
  • Danish: Christoffel, Christoffell, Christoffer, Christofher, Christoph, Christopher, Chriztoffer, Kristofer, Kristofers, Kristoffer, Kristoofer, Kristopher{{Cite web|url=https://ast.dk/born-familie/hvad-handler-din-klage-om/navne/navnelister/godkendte-fornavne/drengenavne#?published&male=1&startswith=C|title=Approved Firstnames (Boys) starting with C - Ankestyrelsen|website=ast.dk|access-date=2020-01-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://ast.dk/born-familie/hvad-handler-din-klage-om/navne/navnelister/godkendte-fornavne/drengenavne#?published&male=1&startswith=K|title=Approved Firstnames (Boys) starting with K - Ankestyrelsen|website=ast.dk|access-date=2020-01-02}}
  • Dutch: Christoffel, Christoforus, Christophe, Kristof
  • Esperanto: Kristoforo
  • Estonian: Christoph, Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoffer, Risto
  • Faroese: Kristoffur
  • Finnish: Kristoffer, Risto
  • Flemish: Christoffel, Kristof
  • French: Christophe
  • Galician: Cristovo
  • Genoese: Christoffa
  • German: Christoph, Christopher, Christof, Christoffer, Kristof
  • Georgian: ქრისტეფორე (K'ristep'ore)
  • Greek: Χριστόφορος (Christophoros)
  • Gujarati: ક્રિસ્ટોફર (Krisṭōphara)
  • Haitian Creole: Kristòf
  • Hawaiian: Kilikopela, 'Imiloa (direct translation)
  • Hebrew: כריסטופר (Kristofer)
  • Hindi: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
  • Hungarian: Kristóf, Krisztofer
  • Icelandic: Kristófer
  • Indonesian: Christopher, Christoforus, Kristoforus, Kristo
  • Irish: Críostóir
  • Italian: Cristoforo
  • Japanese: クリストファー (Kurisutofā)
  • Kannada: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೋಫರ್ (Krisṭōphar)
  • Korean: 크리스토퍼 (Keuriseutopeo)
  • Latin: Christopherus, Christophorus
  • Latvian: Kristaps, Kristofers
  • Lithuanian: Kristoforas, Kristupas
  • Macedonian: Кристофер (Kristofer)
  • Malayalam: ക്രിസ്റ്റഫർ (Kristaphar)
  • Maltese: Kristofru,
  • Marathi: ख्रिस्तोफर (Khristōphar)
  • Middle English: Cristofre
  • Mongolian: Кристофер (Kristofyer)
  • Montenegrin: Ристо (Risto), Крсто (Krsto)
  • Nepali: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
  • Norwegian: Kristoffer
  • Occitan: Cristòl
  • Persian: کریستوفر
  • Polish: Krzysztof
  • Portuguese: Cristóvão
  • Romanian: Hristofor
  • Russian: Христофо́р (Khristofór)
  • Sami: Doffá
  • Sardinian: Cristolu
  • Scottish Gaelic: Crìsdean
  • Serbian: Христофор (Hristofor)
  • Sicilian: Cristòfuru
  • Slovak: Krištof
  • Slovenian: Krištof
  • Sorbian: Kito
  • Spanish: Cristóbal, Cristo, Tobolito, Cristóforo
  • Swahili: Gitte
  • Swedish: Christoffer, Kristoffer
  • Tamil: கிறிஸ்டோபர் (Kiṟisṭōpar)
  • Telugu: క్రిస్టోఫర్ (Krisṭōphar)
  • Thai: คริสโตเฟอร์ (Kristofeʼr)
  • Turkish: Kristof
  • Ukrainian: Христофор (Khrystofor), Криштоф (Kryshtof)
  • Urdu: کرسٹوفر
  • Venetian: Cristoforo
  • Vietnamese: Kristoffer, Christopher
  • Welsh: Cristoffis
  • Yiddish: טשריסטאָפער (Tshristofer)

People with the given name

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People with the surname

Fictional characters

See also

References

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